Great story, than for sharing it with us. Great photos too.
Great story, than for sharing it with us. Great photos too.
2006 XK Limited, 5.7L Hemi
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Did you unhook any of your sway bars? Just curious. Wheels stay on the ground better when they're unhooked.
2007 Commander 4.7L, QTII, OEM Towing Option, tow hooks, 2"OME + 1/4" rusty's leveling spacer, Bilstein 5150 Rear Shks, Rear sway bar removed, 4xguard front skid, Offroad Unlimited Defender Roof Rack, Hella 500FF lights, 265/70/R17 BFG KM2 M/Ts 1.5" Rough Country Wheel Spacers
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No, they had a respected Jeep dealership mechanic there and after talking to him he said he wouldn't do it. They were there for support, and were disconnecting/connecting everyone sway bars for free. He said that disconnecting the front risked damaging a CV since the lift already put them a little out of spec and that if it dropped all the way down it would just be an even nastier angle.
Besides wheels in the air make for way cooler pictures and I had zero issue getting through any of trails we went on based on traction, it was always a ground clearance issue.
Understandable. I never mess with my front cause i don't have any limiting straps to keep the CV's from going too far. The rear I like off cause it is always a bit disconcerting to have wheels up in the air. It seems to help with traction having the wheels articulate a bit more. Cool! i was just wonderin.
2007 Commander 4.7L, QTII, OEM Towing Option, tow hooks, 2"OME + 1/4" rusty's leveling spacer, Bilstein 5150 Rear Shks, Rear sway bar removed, 4xguard front skid, Offroad Unlimited Defender Roof Rack, Hella 500FF lights, 265/70/R17 BFG KM2 M/Ts 1.5" Rough Country Wheel Spacers
http://www.theultimatejeep.com/showt...acerc-s-Garage
I asked him about the rear and he said that the rear bars are a lot softer sprung than the front bars so it wouldn't make much of a difference. That may or may not be true I've never compared.. like I said though I had no issues with traction so I never second guessed it. And I kind of like teeter-toddering
Outstanding thread! Thanks for posting....
2012 Jeep JKU Rubicon - 4-1/2" AEV lift w 35" Toyo's
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85 BMW 535is Lowering springs, bilstein sport shocks, extra attitude
Great photos and an excellent post!
I found disconnecting the rear sway bars to be a huge improvement in stability and flex. I didn't like the teetering feeling either. Teetering on the flat is one thing, but teetering while going down a steep incline is very unnerving.
I may try to disconnect the fronts some day but like Matt said, you need limiting straps.
'06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
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Moe at http://www.donavee.com/ - not sure if he really knew, but it wasn't worth the possibility of damage.. and with QD2 even with a wheel in the air it just didn't matter.
Great write up! !!!!
Fyi, with stock length rear shocks disconnecting the rear sway bar doesn't add any travel.... I tried it.
I'm 50/50 on disconnecting the front. While you do risk CV damage, you're sacrificing off-camber stability. The sooner that front tire touches the ground the better, especially when going down a sketchy incline where rollover risk is high.... you don't want that front end dropping in a rut.
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